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Lawrence Beesley.

Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the S.S. Titanic, It’s Story and It’s Lessons. 1st printing. Bos: Houghton Mifflin. June, 1912. hardcover. isbn: none. scarcity: hard to find.

The first book to be published by a survivor, as well as the first book to be based on fact more than imagination. Previous books about the disaster were more sensationalism than fact. Beesley’s book was the first responsible look at the disaster based upon his own experiences as well as his discussions with other survivors.

The first half of the book is a detailed description of the entire event from debarkation in England to the wreck itself and through the rescue by the Carpathia. The second half of the book discusses the lessons learned from the disaster, and offers suggestions on what should be done to see that such a tragedy never occurs again.

Original dust jacket photo courtesy of Kalman Tanito.


Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the S.S. Titanic, It’s Story and It’s Lessons. 1st British printing. Lon: William Heinemann. July, 1912. hardcover. isbn: none. scarcity: scarce.

The first British edition published shortly after the American edition.

Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the Titanic. 2nd edition. Lon: Philip Allan & Co. 1929. hardcover. volume number 12 in The Nautilus Library series. isbn: none. scarcity: very scarce.


Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the S.S. Titanic, It’s Story and It’s Lessons. modern reprint. Riverside, CT: 7 C’s Press. 1973. hardcover. isbn: 911962085. scarcity: hard to find.

This is a modern reprint by the 7 C’s Press. The publisher has taken the opportunity to add many more photo illustrations in this version. It has 70 plates as compared with only five from the original 1912 edition.

Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the Titanic. modern reprint. London: Star. 1979. wraps. isbn: 035230409X. scarcity: hard to find.

Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the S.S. Titanic, It’s Story and It’s Lessons. modern reprint. Mattituck, NY: Amereon House Ltd. August, 1997. hardcover. isbn: 0848821904. scarcity: hard to find.

A recent hardback reprint.

Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the S.S. Titanic, It’s Story and It’s Lessons. modern reprint. 1st this printing. Bos: Houghton Mifflin. April, 2000. wraps. isbn: 0618055312. scarcity: common.

A recent paperback reprint of Beesley’s excellent book.